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Re: Perl Co-inventor Convicted
scott cromar (cromar@delphi.com) wrote:
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: sean@sdg.dra.com (Sean Donelan) writes:
: >Well, I would be a tad upset if I discovered a security guard I had
: >hired was picking locks on the building he was supposed to be guarding.
:
: I don't think that the security guard analogy works. A computer security
: expert is supposed to do more than merely sit around watching the console
: screen waiting for a hacker attack.
:
: A better analogy is that of a security consultant who makes recommendations
: about how to implement better site security (what types of burglar alarms
: to install, etc).
Hence my analogy (a burglar alarm installer that checks if your doors are
locked). One of the -simplest- attacks on a system is bad passwords,
and its one of the things admins have little control over (other than
installing npasswd from the Perl Camel book (gosh, bet that one was
Randal's)) unless the suits allow spot checks or fascist passwd changers.
Likewise a burglar alarm installer can install the latest in high tech
gizmos, monitoring every movement in your house, but if you leave the
front door wide open, it's not gonna do you a lot of good.
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